TWI624292B - Apparatus for virtual golf simulation, method for image realization for virtual golf simulation and recording medium readable by computing device for recording the method - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention aims to provide a virtual golf analog device and an image realization method for the virtual golf, so as to provide a virtual golf analog device that realizes an image to a front screen and a floor screen respectively in a space where a user plays golf. The screen image technology is a technology that brings a more lively image to golfers.

Description

Virtual golf analog device, image realizing method for virtual golf, and electricity storing the same Brain readable storage medium

The invention belongs to a virtual golf analog device and an image realization method for virtual golf, and more particularly, to an analog image that realizes a ball trajectory based on a sensing result of a ball hit by a user at a virtual golf place that realizes an image through a screen. Thereby, a virtual golf analog device for golf rounds or golf practice in a virtual space, and an image realization method for virtual golf.

Currently, as the golf population increases, a so-called on-screen golf system that can enjoy golf practice and virtual golf rounds using a virtual golf analog system.

This screen golf system can display a virtual golf course by installing a screen indoors. When a golfer hits the screen toward the screen, he can sense the speed, direction, etc. of the golf ball to display the golf ball on the screen. This system is implemented by a virtual golf analog device, and the system has continuously made progress in providing users with a technology that feels more like visiting a real golf course for a golf round game than simply enjoying a golf game indoors.

A conventional screen golf system with a virtual golf analog device realizes an analog image of a virtual golf course and a ball trajectory in the virtual golf course only through a screen provided in front of a user's hitting ball, and thus provides a virtual golf course as if the user is visiting the real golf course. There are still some limitations in the sense of liveness of the golf round.

In order to overcome this limitation and provide a stronger sense of realism to screen golf enthusiasts, there has been a way to realize not only the image on the screen set up above, but also the floor part between the screen and the hitting area. Technology that realizes images.

Related prior art documents include Korean Patent Application No. 10-2009-0043833 (Screen Golf System Using Stereo Images), Japanese Published Utility Model No. 1991-046376 (Golf Ball Playing Device), Japanese Laid-Open Patent Gazette No. 2004- No. 334145 (the method of constructing a screen display space by stereo) and other documents.

However, the above-mentioned prior art documents only describe the output images to the front screen and the floor screen respectively, and only by extending the image that has been realized only from the front screen to the front screen and the floor screen, to perform a virtual golf game It feels like there are still some limitations in the sense of liveness as if visiting a real golf course for a golf round.

The present invention aims to provide a virtual golf analog device that can realize the image to the front screen and the floor screen respectively in the space where the user plays golf. It uses the image of the front screen and the image of the floor screen to bring a stronger A virtual golf analog device for a live-view image and a method for implementing a virtual golf image.

A virtual golf analog device according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: a sensing device that generates sensing information on a golf ball that moves as the user hits the golf ball; and an image output device that faces the user in front of the golf ball. An analog image of a virtual golf course and a virtual ball in the virtual golf course, and a floor screen output on the floor between the user's golf swing and the front screen; and a simulator, It includes: an image processing unit that processes an image to be output through the image output device; and a control unit that performs an operation for implementing the analog image based on the sensing information generated by the sensing device, and senses that the user is in the The situation set in advance before the golf shot is performed in the hitting area, and the image processing unit is controlled to process the image on the front screen and the image on the floor screen according to the preset changes, so that the image passes through the image output device. Output.

In addition, preferably, the present invention is characterized in that the image output device includes: a first image output device that outputs an image to the front screen; and a second image output device that outputs an image to the floor screen. The image generated by the image processing section is divided into a first image as an image portion to be output to the front screen and a second image as an image portion to be output to the floor screen, so that the first image passes through the first image The output device outputs to the front screen, so that the second image is output to the floor screen through the second image output device.

In addition, the present invention is preferably characterized in that the control unit is configured by the The sensing device receives the sensing result of the golf ball to determine whether the user is ready to hit the golf ball, and when it is determined that the user is ready to hit the golf ball, it is controlled to output an image to the front screen Move a preset distance towards the floor screen.

Further, preferably, the present invention is characterized in that the sensing device is configured to sense whether the golf ball is placed on the pad, and whether the golf ball placed on the pad has not moved during a preset time, and the control unit After receiving the sensing result of the sensing device, when the golf ball placed on the pad does not move during a preset time period, it is controlled to shift the image output to the front screen toward the floor screen by a preset distance.

In addition, preferably, the present invention is characterized in that the control unit is configured to receive a sensing result to the user through the sensing device or another sensor, and according to the result of passing the sensing device or another sensor, The sensing result is controlled to shift the image output to the front screen toward the floor screen by a preset distance corresponding to the movement of the user entering the hitting area.

In addition, preferably, the present invention is characterized in that the control unit outputs an image of a virtual ball that moves with the user's blow to the virtual golf course to the front screen or floor screen image; the control unit receives from the sensing After the device ’s sensing result on the golf ball placed on the pad, a ball indicating that the sensing device is ready to be used for the sensing device to obtain the sensing information based on the hit of the golf ball by the user is generated. Ready signal; when the ball ready signal is generated, the control unit controls the image to shift the image output to the front screen toward the floor screen, so that the virtual ball is shifted to the image on the floor screen and displayed or removed Disappears in the image.

In addition, preferably, the present invention is characterized in that the sensing device detects position information of the golf ball on the pad and transmits it to the control unit, and when the ball ready signal is generated, the control unit controls to use the detection Calculate the direction and distance of the image displacement of the golf ball ’s position information so that the virtual ball output to the front screen comes to the position of the detected golf ball, so that the image output to the front screen follows the calculated displacement direction And distance towards that floor screen.

In addition, preferably, the present invention is characterized in that when the user hits the golf ball, the sensing device generates sensing information on the hit golf ball and transmits it to the control unit, where the control unit uses the golf ball as the location The position is used as a reference, and based on the received sensing information, an analog image corresponding to the virtual ball movement of the golf ball is output to the floor screen, or an image on the floor screen and an image on the front screen are output.

In addition, preferably, the present invention is characterized in that, in the process of performing a virtual golf match by implementing an analog image of the virtual golf course, when a specific situation occurs in advance, the control unit realizes that a predetermined change in the specific situation occurs. The image in the image of the floor screen.

In addition, preferably, the present invention is characterized in that the control unit receives sensing information on the golf ball from the sensing device to determine whether the user has hit the golf ball, and when the golf ball is hit, the control unit Based on the sensing information of the hit golf ball received from the sensing device, an analog image corresponding to the movement of the virtual ball of the golf ball is output to the front screen and the floor screen. When implementing the analog image of the virtual ball, It realizes an image in which the gradient changes from the periphery to the side where the floor screen meets the front screen on the image of the floor screen.

In addition, preferably, the present invention is characterized in that the control unit receives, from the sensing device, sensing information on a golf ball that is struck by the user and moves, and based on the received sensing information, causes the corresponding The analog image of the virtual ball movement is output to the front screen and the floor screen. After the analog image of the virtual ball movement is performed, if a preset situation occurs, the preset change of the situation will be realized in the image of the floor screen. Image.

In one aspect, according to an embodiment of the present invention, a method for implementing a virtual golf image is provided between a front screen in front of a user hitting a golf ball, and between a hitting area where the user performs a golf swing and the front screen, respectively. The floor screen on the floor outputs an image to realize an image of the virtual space for the user's virtual golf on the front screen and the floor screen. The method for implementing the image for the virtual golf includes: A sensing device for sensing the golf ball's sensing information when the golf ball is hitting, a step of sensing a preset condition before the user performs a golf shot in the hitting area; and outputting to the front screen and the floor screen A step of outputting the image of the virtual golf course of the control unit by shifting the image on the front screen toward the floor screen.

In addition, preferably, the present invention is characterized in that the step of pre-setting the induction occurs includes the step of the sensing device transmitting a result of the induction of the golf ball to the control section; and the control section according to the received information The step of generating a ball-ready signal indicating that the sensing device is ready for the sensing device to obtain the sensing information based on the hit of the golf ball by the user, and the step of outputting to the floor screen to output includes: When the ball-ready signal is generated, the control section controls and generates an image processing section for the image of the virtual golf course, and processes the image to shift the image on the front screen toward the floor screen to make the image through the image output device. Steps to output to this front screen and floor screen.

In addition, preferably, the present invention is characterized in that the step of sensing a preset condition includes: the sensing device senses whether the golf ball is placed on the pad; the sensing device senses the golf ball placed on the pad A step of whether the ball has not moved during the preset time; and when the golf ball placed on the pad has not moved during the preset time, the control section generates a signal indicating that the golf ball is ready for use by the sensing device according to the use The step of the golfer's blow to obtain the sensing-ready ball-ready signal from the player, and the step of outputting to the floor screen includes: when the ball-ready signal is generated, the control unit controls processing and generates Steps for processing an image of the image of the virtual golf course to shift the image output to the front screen toward the floor screen by a preset distance to output the image to the front screen and the floor screen through the image output device .

In addition, preferably, the present invention further includes the step of the control unit outputting an image of a virtual ball moved on the virtual golf course following the user's blow to the virtual golf course to the front screen or floor screen image, The step of sensing the occurrence of a preset condition includes the step of: the sensing device senses whether the golf ball is placed on the pad; the sensing device senses whether the golf ball placed on the pad does not move during a preset time ; And when the golf ball placed on the pad does not move during a preset time, the sensing device detects position information of the golf ball on the pad and transmits it to the control unit, the control unit generates a It is suitable for the step that the sensing device obtains the ball-ready signal for the sensing information according to the hit of the golf ball by the user, and the step of outputting to the floor screen includes: when the ball is generated When ready signal, the control A step of calculating the displacement direction and distance of the image from the position of the virtual ball to the position of the detected golf ball by using the position information of the detected golf ball; and the control unit makes an output based on the calculated displacement direction and distance Steps until the image of the front screen is shifted to the floor screen and output.

In addition, preferably, the present invention further comprises the steps of: the control unit receiving the sensing information of the golf ball from the sensing device to determine whether the user hits the golf ball; when the golf ball is hit Step of outputting an analog image of the virtual ball movement to the front screen and the floor screen based on the sensing information of the hit golf ball received from the sensing device, and performing the analog of the virtual ball In the image, the step of realizing a gradient change from the periphery to the side where the floor screen meets the front screen on the image of the floor screen is realized.

In addition, preferably, the present invention is further characterized in that the control unit receives the sensing information from the sensing device for a golf ball struck by the user and then makes the virtual information based on the received sensing information. The steps of outputting the analog image of the ball movement to the front screen and the floor screen; and after performing the analog image of the virtual ball movement, if a preset condition occurs, the preset change of the condition occurs on the floor screen. Steps in the image.

In one aspect, according to another embodiment of the present invention, a method for realizing an image for virtual golf, in which the image is implemented in front of a user who is playing a golf ball in front of a hole and in the user ’s putter. The floor screen on the floor between the ball area and the front screen outputs an image to realize a virtual green for the user ’s putter and an image of the virtual ball on the front screen and the floor screen through the image output device For virtual golf The image realization method includes the steps of: the sensing device transmitting a result of sensing the golf ball to the control unit; the control unit generating a signal indicating that the sensing device is ready for sensing the hit of the golf ball according to the received information; A step of ball ready signal; and a step of shifting an image output to the front screen and the floor screen from the position of the virtual ball to the position of the golf ball when the ball ready signal is generated.

In addition, preferably, the present invention is characterized in that the step of the sensing device transmitting the sensing result of the golf ball to the control unit includes: the sensing device detects position information of the golf ball on the pad and transmits the information to the The step of the control part, the step of shifting from the position of the virtual ball to the position of the golf ball includes: when the ball ready signal is generated, the control part uses the detected position information of the golf ball to calculate the output from the screen to the front screen A step of shifting the direction and distance of the image of the position of the virtual ball to the position of the detected golf ball; and the control unit controls the processing of the image so that the image output to the front screen moves toward the floor in accordance with the calculated direction and distance of the displacement Steps for screen shift.

In addition, preferably, the present invention further includes a step of marking a guide line pointing from the virtual ball in a straight forward direction in an image displayed on the front screen or a floor screen, and the step of controlling the image output device includes: Steps for displacing the virtual ball from the image as the image displayed on the front screen is displaced toward the floor screen, and outputting the guide line to the floor screen in a straight forward direction based on the position of the golf ball .

In addition, preferably, the present invention is characterized in that the control unit is configured to calculate a guide for guiding from the virtual ball to the virtual ball based on the terrain information between the virtual ball and the virtual green cup. The putter guide line in the putter direction of the hole cup.

The step of controlling the image output device further includes: displacing the virtual ball from the image as the image displayed on the front screen moves toward the floor screen, and using the position of the golf ball as a reference to make the relevant putting The image of the guide line is output to the steps in this floor screen.

In addition, preferably, the present invention is further characterized in that: as the user hits the golf ball, the sensing device generates the sensing information of the hit golf ball and transmits the information to the control unit; and the control Based on the received sensing information, based on the location of the golf ball, the analog image corresponding to the virtual ball movement of the golf ball is output to the floor screen or the image on the floor screen and the front screen Steps for image output.

In one aspect, the present invention includes a computer-readable storage medium that stores a program related to the image realization method for virtual golf described above.

The virtual golf analog device and the image realization method for virtual golf according to the present invention have the following beneficial effects.

The virtual golf analog device that realizes images to the front screen and the floor screen in the space where the user plays golf uses the image of the front screen and the image of the floor screen. When the user encounters a specific situation during golf, the image of the front screen And the floor screen image changes in response to the situation, which can bring a stronger sense of presence to golf users, enhance the immersion of users playing virtual golf, or arouse user interest.

S100-S270‧‧‧step

1‧‧‧ golf

10‧‧‧ Overall image

100‧‧‧ Simulator

101‧‧‧Front screen

102‧‧‧Floor screen

110‧‧‧Front screen image

11‧‧‧ first image

12‧‧‧ second image

120‧‧‧ Floor Screen Image

122‧‧‧First Effect

123‧‧‧Second effect

124‧‧‧ Third effect

128‧‧‧ special images

13‧‧‧Image section

150‧‧‧Image Processing Department

160‧‧‧Storage Department

170‧‧‧Control Department

200‧‧‧ sensing device

300‧‧‧Image output device

310‧‧‧The first image output device

320‧‧‧Second image output device

500‧‧‧ inductive sensor

GD‧‧‧coordinate grid

GL‧‧‧Guiding Line

GR‧‧‧Virtual Green

GS‧‧‧Playing space

HC‧‧‧ Hole Cup

PL‧‧‧Put Guide Line

SM‧‧‧ Pad

SP‧‧‧Batting area

VB‧‧‧Virtual Ball

VT‧‧‧Serving line mark

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a screen golf system implemented by a virtual golf analog device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a virtual golf analog device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart of a method for implementing an image for virtual golf according to an embodiment of the present invention.

4 to 9 are diagrams each showing an example of realizing an image according to the image realizing method for a virtual golf shown in FIG. 3.

The virtual golf analog device according to the present invention and the image realization method for the virtual golf will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

First, a configuration of a virtual golf analog device according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2.

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a screen golf system implemented by a virtual golf analog device according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of the virtual golf analog device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a virtual golf analog device according to an embodiment of the present invention may include a simulator 100, a sensing device 200, an image output device 300, and the like. According to the embodiment, it may further include another inductive sensing器 500。 500.

As shown in FIG. 1, a virtual golf analog device according to an embodiment of the present invention is applicable to a golfing area SP provided for a user to perform a golf swing in a golf ball playing space GS of a predetermined size and a golf ball provided to the user to perform a golf swing. The pad of the golf ball to be hit by the club A front screen 101 in front of the SM; and a floor screen 102 provided on the floor between the front screen 101 and the hitting area SP, so that the user can use the screen golf system to play virtual golf.

The image output device 300 may be configured to include an image output device for projecting images to the front screen 101 and the floor screen 102 at the same time, or may be configured to simultaneously output images and video output to the front screen 101 in one image output device. The image output to the floor screen 102 is projected. In addition, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, it can also be used as a first image outputter 310 that outputs an image to the front screen 101 and a second image outputter that outputs an image to the floor screen 102. 320 implementation.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the first image outputter 310 outputs images to the front screen 101, and the second image outputter 320 outputs images to the floor screen 102, so that the output images of the front screen 101 and the floor The output image of the screen 102 as a whole becomes a single image for virtual golf.

Among them, preferably, the horizontal length and vertical length of the front screen 101 and the floor screen 102 in the figure are substantially the same or at least their horizontal lengths are the same.

In other words, the front screen 101 and the floor screen 102 can be connected to each other as a screen or as separate screens. When the screens are independent, it is also preferable that the images are connected to each other, which looks like a single image. Therefore, it is preferable , At least the front screen 101 and the floor screen 102 have at least the same horizontal length.

The images respectively output by the first image outputter 310 and the second image outputter 320 can be output as follows: the image generated by the image processing in the simulator 100 is divided, and the divided one image is transmitted to the first Image outputter 310, which will split another image It is transmitted to the second image outputter 320.

As shown in FIG. 2, the simulator 100 includes an image processing unit 150, a storage unit 160, and a control unit 170. Basically, the simulator 100 generates and outputs an image of a virtual golf course to be played by the user to the respective screens. The user hits the golf ball at the hitting area SP, receives the sensing information calculated by the sensing device 200 sensing the movement of the hit golf ball, and realizes an analog image of the virtual ball movement based on this, and then outputs it to each screen .

The storage unit 160 may be configured to store various information related to driving of the virtual golf analog device according to an embodiment of the present invention, and store image data and the like for realizing the image of the virtual golf course.

Alternatively, the data about the image of the virtual golf course may be stored in a database of a server (not shown), and the data about the image of the virtual golf course selected by the user may be extracted from the database of the server. The data is transmitted to the image simulator 100, and the received transmitted data is temporarily stored in the storage unit 160.

The image processing unit 150 is configured to process all virtual golf analogies, such as an image of a virtual golf course, a moving image of a ball, and an image for menu selection, using data received from the storage unit 150 or a server (not shown). Related images.

The control unit 170 is used for various calculations of the virtual golf simulation, control of each component, and the like.

In particular, the control unit 170 causes the image processing unit 150 to generate an image related to a virtual golf course or an analog image of a virtual ball movement and wait for an image output by each of the image output devices 310 and 320 to divide it into the first image. The first image outputted by the outputter 310 and the second image outputted by the second image outputter 320.

After the image is processed by the image processing unit 150, the first image or an image subjected to predetermined image processing is transmitted to the first image outputter 310 to be output to the front screen 101, so that the second image or the The image subjected to the predetermined image processing is transmitted to the second image output device 320 to be output to the floor screen 102.

In one aspect, the sensing device 200 is a device for sensing movement of at least one of a golf club and a ball as a user's golf swing.

The sensing device 200 can be implemented in various forms. The infrared sensing method that can receive infrared light reflected by the golf club head and the ball moving when the user strikes the ball through infrared light emission, and analyzes and senses it can also be realized. It is realized by emitting laser to sense and analyze the movement of the golf club head and the ball blocking the laser sensing method. It can also collect and analyze the user's image of the golf club swing and hit the ball. Image sensor.

The sensing device 200 is implemented as an image sensor, so that it senses more than other types of sensors. For example, after acquiring an image of a shot area, a golf ball can be sensed and placed on the pad SM. Position of the golf ball and the movement of the placed golf ball to sense whether the user is ready to strike, and also to sense the user's action, so as to determine whether the user has entered the hitting zone, whether there is a Move, etc. to get information about whether you are preparing for a strike, etc.

Of course, another sensing sensor 500 may also be used, for example, a user's motion may be sensed using a depth photography device or the like.

On the one hand, an image implementing method for a virtual golf for a virtual golf analog device according to an embodiment of the present invention is further specifically described with reference to FIGS. 3 to 8.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating a process of a method for realizing an image of a virtual golf for a virtual golf analog device according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIGS. 4 to 8 are flowcharts specifically illustrating the method according to FIG. 3. A diagram that implements an example of an image.

First, description is made with reference to FIG. 3. When the simulator implements an image for a virtual golf, for example, when the user realizes an image of a virtual golf course playing a virtual golf game and is in a standby state (S200), the user enters the hitting area for the golf shot.

At this time, the sensing device continuously acquires images belonging to a certain viewing angle range including the hitting area (S100). After analyzing the acquired images one by one, it searches for the golf ball equivalent to the pad placed in the image. The process of finding the ball (S110).

At this time, the process of finding the ball can be processed by difference image and binarization in the image, and use the conditions about the preset size, aspect ratio, brightness, etc. to find the object that meets the condition, and determine it as the ball. The process may also be a process of finding a ball by comparing a template of a predefined ball with an object in the acquired image and judging its similarity.

When the ball is found successfully, the sensing device may analyze the continuously acquired images to determine whether the ball being found is in a ball still state during a preset time (S120). According to this judgment, if the ball is still in the ball during the preset time Status, a ball-ready signal is generated indicating that the sensing device is ready for sensing to obtain the sensing information based on the golf ball strike by the user (S130).

The control unit of the simulator also generates a ball-ready signal with the generation of the ball-ready signal to prepare for the next step in the standby state (the image and voice of the ball-ready signal can also be generated in the image).

When the ball-ready signal is generated, the sensing device stores the position of the ball when the ball is ready The coordinates are transmitted to the simulator (S140).

When receiving the ball-ready signal from the sensing device in the standby state (S210), the control section of the simulator generates the ball-ready signal and controls the image processing section to perform image processing, so that the image on the front screen is shifted toward the floor screen, and It is transmitted to the image output device, which shifts the image of the front screen to the floor screen.

Figures 4 and 5 show specific examples.

FIG. 4 illustrates a situation when a user tees off on a virtual golf course, and FIG. 5 illustrates a situation where a user puts on a virtual green.

As shown in FIG. 4 (a), in the standby state before the ball ready signal is generated, the front screen image 110 output to the front screen 101 realizes a portion related to the service line mark VT and an image of the virtual ball VB. The floor screen image 120 output to the floor screen 102 realizes marking of the floor on the rear side of the service line to VT.

At this time, when the ball-ready signal is generated, as shown in FIG. 4 (b), the front screen image 110 is shifted to the floor screen 102 side, and the image is realized in such a manner that the service line mark VT appears in the floor screen image 120.

As described above, the virtual ball VB disappears with the image displacement. In the state shown in FIG. 4 (a), when the image is displaced in the state shown in FIG. 4 (b), the position of the virtual ball VB is changed. The image is shifted so as to be the position of the actual golf ball 1.

In other words, after the control unit of the simulator receives the position coordinate information of the golf ball when the ball is sensed by the sensing device, the image displacement of the position of the virtual ball VB in the virtual space is equivalent to the distance to the position of the actual golf ball. As a result, the virtual ball VB disappears from the image.

The realization of the above image is like a specific shot of a user on a real golf course. The hole is first observed behind the marking line of the service line, and the situation in which the golf ball hits the marking line of the service line for strike preparation is realized in the front screen image and the floor screen image.

As far as the distance from the front screen image to the floor screen can be calculated, the distance from the position of the virtual ball to the position of the golf ball on the pad can be calculated to shift the calculated distance, or the image shift distance can be set in advance to make the image Shift the preset distance.

The image displacement can be realized by calculating the displacement distance and displacement direction of the position of the virtual ball to the position of the actual golf ball by the control unit, and generating the image output by the image processing unit so that the image is displaced according to the calculated displacement distance and direction.

The above example illustrates the situation of image displacement when the "ball is ready", but the image realization method for virtual golf of the present invention is not limited to this, and may be a sensing device or another sensing sensor according to whether the user enters The batting area adopts a standing posture (by sensing the user's movement in the image) to determine whether the user has completed the batting preparation. If the batting preparation is completed, the image displacement can also be sensed by the user entering the batting area to make the The image shifts when the user enters the hitting area.

On the one hand, referring to FIG. 5, it shows a situation where a user performs a putt on a virtual green GR. Before generating a ball ready signal, as shown in FIG. 5 (a), the front screen image 110 and the floor screen image 120 are used. The image of the virtual green GR and the coordinate grid GD indicating the terrain information of the green is realized as a whole, so that the hole cup HC appears in the front screen image 110 to realize image realization.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 5 (a), in the front screen image 110, a virtual ball VB may be placed toward the hole cup HC, and a guide line GL is marked from the virtual ball VB to the hole cup HC.

At this time, when the golf ball 1 is placed on the pad SM and a ball-ready signal is generated by the induction of the sensing device, the control unit of the simulator calculates from the position of the virtual ball VB to the position of the golf ball 1 placed on the pad SM The displacement distance and displacement direction of the image are shifted according to the calculated displacement distance and displacement direction, and then the state shown in FIG. 5 (b) is obtained.

In other words, through the above-mentioned displacement, an image is realized in such a manner that an image originally appearing in the front screen image 110 moves toward the floor screen image 120 side.

Therefore, when the ball-ready signal is generated, the position of the virtual ball becomes the position of the actual golf ball 1 on the pad SM, and the surrounding image (hole cup HC, etc.) is realized based on this position, as shown in FIG. 5 (b) , Can be implemented in the floor screen image 120.

In addition, the guide line GL that originally guided the direction of the virtual ball VB to the hole cup C can be directed to the position of the actual golf ball 1 to the hole cup HC in the floor screen image 120 with the displacement. In FIG. 5 (b), the guide line GL is directed from the position of the golf ball 1 to the position of the hole cup HC in the floor screen image 120, and the portion indicated by the dotted line is used as an explanation. The guide line GL is marked with the actual position of the golf ball 1 as a reference. It is shown, but it will not be marked.

However, the user sometimes wants the simulator to indicate the direction of the putter. The control unit of the simulator can acquire the terrain information between the virtual ball VB and the hole cup HC and display the putter trajectory when putting it. As shown in FIG. 5 (b), after the image is shifted according to the ball-ready signal, as shown in FIG. 7, it can be indicated that the putter is pointing to the hole cup HC in the floor screen image 120 based on the position of the actual golf ball 1 as a reference. The trajectory guide line PL. Similarly, the dashed lines here are not actually labeled, but are only shown for explanation of the putter guide line PL based on the actual golf ball 1 position.

In this way, when the ball-ready signal is generated, the virtual The ball and its surrounding terrain and the image used as a guide will be shifted and implemented in the floor screen image, so as to realize the image based on the actual golf ball position, so that the user can move the ball before hitting the ball. Observed from the rear, the rear is an image of the situation where the striking ball moves to the position where the ball is located.

On the one hand, an example of image displacement according to the ball-ready signal shown in FIGS. 4 and 5 will be further specifically described with reference to FIG. 6.

(A) of FIG. 6 shows that the image generated by the image processing unit outputs the front screen image and the floor screen image shown in (a) of FIG. 5, and (b) of FIG. 6 shows the image produced by the image processing unit. FIG. 6 (c) shows an image obtained by the image processing unit to perform the displacement described above by the front screen image and the floor screen image shown in FIG. 5 (b).

As shown in (a) of FIG. 6, the image processing unit of the simulator of the virtual golf analog device according to an embodiment of the present invention generates an overall image 10 to be output to the front screen 101 and the floor screen 102. It is divided into a portion 11 (hereinafter referred to as "first image") to be output to the front screen and a portion 12 (hereinafter referred to as "second image") to be output to the floor screen.

The control unit transmits the first image 11 or an image subjected to preset image processing to the first image output device, and realizes the front screen image 110 by outputting the image to the front screen 101. The second image 12 or the second image 12 is The image processed by the image is set in advance. Since the original overall image 10 is an image of three-dimensional space, the second image output device outputs a portion equivalent to the floor to the floor screen 102 to realize the floor screen image 120. .

When the ball-ready signal is generated, as shown in FIG. 6 (b), the image location The management unit generates a new image portion 13 and displaces the image in at least one of the Xs direction and the Ys direction.

At this time, the distances Xs and Ys of the image displacement may be values set in advance by the control unit, or values calculated from the distance of the position of the virtual ball to the position of the golf ball 1 on the pad SM.

In other words, the position of the golf ball 1 is located in the extended part of the image realized by the front screen image 110 and the floor screen image 120, and the distance from the position coordinate of the virtual ball in the image to the position coordinate of the golf ball 1 is calculated and calculated. The coordinate distance of X is the amount by which Xs and Ys shift the image by Xs and Ys, respectively.

For example, when a preset position is used as a reference, the position coordinate of the virtual ball in the image is (x1, y1), and on the same basis, the position coordinate of the actual golf ball 1 is (x2, y2), the above-mentioned displacement distance Xs It can be calculated by x2-x1 or x1-x 2 and Ys can be calculated by y2-y1 or y1-y2. Among them, according to the displacement direction, (Xs, Ys) can be {(x2-x1), (y2-y1)}, or {(x1-x2), (y1-y2)}.

As described above, the overall image 10 is shifted according to the preset Xs and Ys or calculated as described above. As shown in FIG. 6 (c), the first image becomes a portion shown by 11a, and the second image It also becomes a part shown by 12a (here, 11a is called the first image of displacement, and 12a is called the second image of displacement).

Therefore, as shown in FIG. 6 (c), the shifted first image 11a or an image for which a predetermined image processing is performed may be output to the front screen 101 through the first image outputter to realize the front screen image 110; the shifted The second image 12a or an image that has been pre-set image processed may be output to the floor screen 102 through the second image output device to realize the floor screen image 120.

Figures 4 and 5 illustrate the user's implementation of the image shifted image during the tee-off and putter of the virtual golf course, but the method for implementing the image for virtual golf of the present invention is not limited to this, but can also be applied to iron All golf shots on a virtual golf course, such as a head shot or a close shot.

On the one hand, returning to FIG. 3, when the ball-ready signal is generated as described above, and the image is shifted based on the actual golf ball position as a reference, it indicates that the user's shot preparation has been completed, and the sensing device starts to perform sensing Process of striking the ball (S150).

The process of sensing the ball by the sensing device can be used as an analysis of the acquired image (analysis by difference image and binarization processing, etc.), according to whether the ball position in the image when the ball is ready exists The process of judging whether to hit the golf ball is performed.

When a hit ball is sensed through the above-mentioned process for sensing a hit ball (S160), the sensing device calculates sensing information for a golf ball moving through the hit, such as the speed, direction angle, height angle, spin, etc. of the ball The parameters are transmitted to the simulator (S170).

When the hit ball is formed, the simulator receives the sensing information from the sensing device (S230), and based on the sensing information, an analog image of the virtual ball moving in the image of the virtual golf course by hitting is realized (S240).

The analog image appears through the entire front screen image and the floor screen image.

After implementing the above analog images, the virtual ball can be placed on the floor of the virtual golf course, it can also be in the green state in the virtual green, and it can also enter the hole to record the par (PAR) and birdie (BIRDIE). And so on.

According to the virtual golf analog device of the present invention, in the process of performing a virtual golf game by implementing an analog image in the above-mentioned virtual golf course, when a specific situation is set in advance, it is possible to generate a change set in advance to the specific situation on the floor by implementing The image of the screen allows users who love virtual golf to play golf with greater interest and immersion.

For example, according to the situation of the standby state (S200), an analog image of a virtual ball moving by hitting a golf ball (S240), and a situation where the ball falls on the floor and stops, can be realized separately on the floor screen image. Gradient changes are generated in the image to increase user interest and immersion in the game.

This will be described with reference to FIG. 8 (a) showing changes in the floor screen image during the above-mentioned standby state, and FIG. 8 (b) showing an analog image when the above-mentioned virtual ball movement is realized (C) in FIG. 8 shows the changes when the virtual ball is stopped after landing, and (d), (e), and (f) in FIG. 8 are changed from (a), (b), and (c), respectively. The changing part of the floor screen image extracted separately in the situation.

Here, the changes appearing in the floor screen image 120 in (a) and (d) of FIG. 8 are named the first effect 122, and the changes appearing in the floor screen image 120 in (b) and (e) of FIG. 8 The second effect 123 is named, and the change appearing in the floor screen image 120 in (c) and (f) of FIG. 8 is named the third effect 124.

In the standby state, the user may interfere with golf shots due to the dazzling effect of the floor screen image. Therefore, the first effect of dimming the brightness can be achieved by making the floor screen image 120 near the position of the user. 122 to achieve images.

In addition, the period during which the analog ball of the virtual ball is performed in the image after the blow is formed Within the image of the floor screen, a second effect 123 with a gradient change from the periphery to the side (preferably at the center) where the floor screen meets the front screen can be realized.

As shown in (b) and (e) of FIG. 8, the second effect 123 undergoes a gradient change in the direction of the dotted arrow, so that the user who sees the virtual ball moving from the image fills the projection effect with light and shadow, which is called IllumiRoom effect and more immersed in the image.

In the case where the simulated virtual ball falls on the floor and rolls, the third effect 124 indicates a situation where the gradient change ends due to the second effect 123. The second effect 123 and the third effect 124 can enhance the user's immersion .

The first to third effects (hereinafter referred to as "special effects") are examples of special images that can be represented by the image on the floor screen. In addition to the special effects such as the gradient changes described above, related preparations can be prepared in advance. For various special effects, at least one of the multiple special effects prepared in advance is selected before the user plays the golf game, so that the user can express the special effect selected by the user through the floor screen image when the user plays his or her own game.

On the other hand, returning to FIG. 3, as described above, various situations may occur depending on the results of the implementation of the analog image that moves with the hit of the virtual ball.

For example, the virtual ball may fall out of bounds (OB) or obstacles. The virtual ball may also be placed on the green or enter the hole to record the results of birdie or eagle ball.

The virtual golf analog device according to an embodiment of the present invention may preset special conditions as exemplified above, and preset the specific image changes corresponding to the conditions for each of the preset conditions.

By performing an analog image of the virtual ball movement, the simulator can determine whether a preset condition has occurred (S260).

After the analog image of the virtual ball movement, if a preset condition occurs, the simulator can realize an image that causes the preset change to the condition to occur in the image of the floor screen (S270).

For example, as shown in (a) and (b) of FIG. 9 respectively, after performing the analog ball movement of the virtual ball, when the birdie scoring is scored, the floor screen image 120 displays a pre-set special image congratulating the birdie scoring 128. To motivate users more.

According to the virtual golf analog device of the present invention, it is not limited to the case where a special image preset for the situation is generated under the preset situation illustrated in FIG. 8, and a plurality of situations and special images corresponding to each situation may be prepared in advance so that For a specific situation, a special image prepared in advance for that situation is generated.

In addition, the user can pre-set various conditions and special images in the situation before the golf game, so that the user can pass the floor according to the mode set by him in the specific situation during the golf game. The screen realizes a special image preset for the situation.

As described above, according to the virtual golf analog device and the image realizing method for virtual golf of the present invention, the virtual golf analog device that realizes images to the front screen and the floor screen in the space where the user plays golf uses the image of the front screen and The image of the floor screen changes the image of the front screen and the image of the floor screen when the user encounters a specific situation during golfing, thereby bringing a stronger sense of presence to golfing users. It can further stimulate the advantages of users who play virtual golf to the immersion or interest in the game.

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A virtual golf analog device, comprising: a sensing device that generates sensing information for a golf ball that moves as a user hits the golf ball; and an image output device that respectively faces the golf ball in front of the user that hits the golf ball. The front screen and a floor screen on the floor between the user's golf swing and the front screen output analog images of a virtual golf course and a virtual ball in the virtual golf course; and a simulator, which The image processing unit includes an image processing unit that processes an image to be output by the image output device, and a control unit that executes an operation for realizing the analog image based on the sensing information generated by the sensing device and senses that the user is in the strike. Pre-set conditions before the golf ball hits the ball area, and controls the image processing unit so that the image on the front screen and the image on the floor screen are processed according to preset changes, so that the image is output through the image output device The control unit is configured to receive, by the sensing device, an induction on the golf ball; Fruit to determine whether the user is ready to hit the golf ball, when it is determined that the user is ready to hit the golf ball, to control the output image from the screen to the floor in front of the screen displacement set in advance. The virtual golf analog device according to claim 1, wherein the image output device comprises: a first image output device that outputs an image to the front screen; and a second image output device that outputs an image to the floor screen, the The control section distinguishes the image generated by the image processing section into a first image as an image portion to be output to the front screen and a second image as an image portion to be output to the floor screen so that the first image passes through the The first image output device outputs to the front screen, so that the second image is output to the floor screen through the second image output device. A virtual golf analog device, comprising: a sensing device that generates sensing information for a golf ball that moves as a user hits the golf ball; and an image output device that respectively faces the golf ball in front of the user that hits the golf ball. The front screen and a floor screen on the floor between the user's golf swing and the front screen output analog images of a virtual golf course and a virtual ball in the virtual golf course; and a simulator, which The image processing unit includes an image processing unit that processes an image to be output by the image output device, and a control unit that executes an operation for realizing the analog image based on the sensing information generated by the sensing device and senses that the user is in the strike. Pre-set conditions before the golf ball hits the ball area, and controls the image processing unit so that the image on the front screen and the image on the floor screen are processed according to preset changes, so that the image is output through the image output device ; The sensing device is configured to sense whether the golf ball, And whether the golf ball placed on the pad has not moved during the preset time, the control unit receives the sensing result of the sensing device and when the golf ball placed on the pad does not move during the preset time, The control is such that the image output to the front screen is shifted toward the floor screen by a preset distance. A virtual golf analog device, comprising: a sensing device that generates sensing information for a golf ball that moves as a user hits the golf ball; and an image output device that respectively faces the golf ball in front of the user that hits the golf ball. The front screen and a floor screen on the floor between the user's golf swing and the front screen output analog images of a virtual golf course and a virtual ball in the virtual golf course; and a simulator, which The image processing unit includes an image processing unit that processes an image to be output by the image output device, and a control unit that executes an operation for realizing the analog image based on the sensing information generated by the sensing device and senses that the user is in the strike. Pre-set conditions before the golf ball hits the ball area, and controls the image processing unit so that the image on the front screen and the image on the floor screen are processed according to preset changes, so that the image is output through the image output device The control unit is configured to receive the pair through the sensing device or another sensor; The user's sensing result is controlled to be shifted according to the sensing result of the sensing device or another sensor to the movement of the user entering the hitting area, and the image output to the front screen is shifted to the floor screen in advance. distance. A virtual golf analog device, comprising: a sensing device that generates sensing information for a golf ball that moves as a user hits the golf ball; and an image output device that respectively faces the golf ball in front of the user that hits the golf ball. The front screen and a floor screen on the floor between the user's golf swing and the front screen output analog images of a virtual golf course and a virtual ball in the virtual golf course; and a simulator, which The image processing unit includes an image processing unit that processes an image to be output by the image output device, and a control unit that executes an operation for realizing the analog image based on the sensing information generated by the sensing device and senses that the user is in the strike. Pre-set conditions before the golf ball hits the ball area, and controls the image processing unit so that the image on the front screen and the image on the floor screen are processed according to preset changes, so that the image is output through the image output device ; The control unit places the virtual ball moving with the blow of the user on the virtual Gore The image of the course is output to the front screen or the floor screen image; the control unit receives the sensing result of the golf ball placed on the pad from the sensing device, and generates a signal indicating that the sensing device is ready for the sensing device. The blow of the golf ball performed by the user obtains a ball-ready signal for the sensing information, and when the ball-ready signal is generated, the control unit controls to process the image so that the image output to the front screen is directed toward the The floor screen is shifted so that the virtual ball is shifted to the image on the floor screen to be displayed or disappear from the image. The virtual golf analog device according to claim 5, wherein the sensing device detects position information of the golf ball on the pad and transmits it to the control unit, and when the ball ready signal is generated, the control unit controls, Use the position information of the detected golf ball to calculate the direction and distance of the image displacement that caused the virtual ball output to the front screen to reach the position of the detected golf ball, so that the image output to the front screen follows the calculation The direction and distance of the displacement towards the floor screen. The virtual golf analog device according to claim 6, wherein, when the user hits the golf ball, the sensing device generates sensing information of the hit golf ball and transmits it to the control unit, and the control unit uses the Based on the position of the golf ball, based on the received sensing information, an analog image corresponding to the virtual ball movement of the golf ball is output to the floor screen, or the image on the floor screen and the image on the front screen are output . The virtual golf analog device according to claim 1, wherein, in the process of performing a virtual golf game by implementing an analog video on the virtual golf course, when a specific situation occurs in advance, the control unit realizes presetting the specific situation The changes that occur in the image of the floor screen. The virtual golf analog device according to claim 8, wherein the control unit receives sensing information about the golf ball from the sensing device to determine whether the user hit the golf ball, and when the golf ball is hit, The control unit outputs an analog image corresponding to the virtual ball movement of the golf ball to the front screen and the floor screen based on the sensing information of the hit golf ball received from the sensing device, and realizes the analog of the virtual ball. In the case of an image, an image in which a gradient changes from the periphery to the side where the floor screen meets the front screen is realized on the image of the floor screen. The virtual golf analog device according to claim 8, wherein the control unit receives, from the sensing device, sensing information on a golf ball that is struck by the user and moves, and based on the received sensing information, corresponds to the The analog image of the virtual ball movement of the golf ball is output to the front screen and the floor screen. After the analog image of the virtual ball movement is performed, if a preset situation occurs, the preset change of the situation occurs on the floor screen. In the image. An image realization method for virtual golf, outputting an image to a front screen in front of a user hitting a golf ball and a floor screen on a floor between the user's golf swing area and the front screen, respectively To realize an image of a virtual space for the user's virtual golf on the front screen and the floor screen, and the method for implementing the image for the virtual golf includes: A sensing device for sensing information of the golf ball in motion, a step of sensing a preset condition before the user performs a golf shot in the hitting area; and a virtual golf course output to the front screen and the floor screen Step of the control unit outputting the image on the front screen toward the floor screen; the step of sensing a preset condition includes: the sensing device transmits the result of sensing the golf ball to the control unit Steps; and the control unit generates, according to the received information, that it is ready for the sensing device The step of obtaining a ball-ready signal for the sensing information according to the hit of the golf ball by the user, the step of outputting to the floor screen by displacement includes: when the ball-ready signal is generated, the control section An image processing unit that controls processing and generates an image of the virtual golf course, and processes the image to shift the image on the front screen toward the floor screen to output the image to the front screen and the floor screen through the image output device. An image realization method for virtual golf, outputting an image to a front screen in front of a user hitting a golf ball and a floor screen on a floor between the user's golf swing area and the front screen, respectively To realize an image of a virtual space for the user's virtual golf on the front screen and the floor screen, and the method for implementing the image for the virtual golf includes: A sensing device for sensing information of the golf ball in motion, a step of sensing a preset condition before the user performs a golf shot in the hitting area; and a virtual golf course output to the front screen and the floor screen Step of outputting the image on the front screen toward the floor screen by the control unit; the step of sensing a preset condition including: the step of detecting whether the golf ball is placed on the pad by the sensing device; the step of sensing The testing device senses whether the golf ball placed on the pad has not A step of moving; and when the golf ball placed on the pad has not moved during a preset time, the control unit generates a signal indicating that the golf ball is ready for the sensing device to strike according to the golf ball by the user. The step of obtaining a ball-ready signal for the sensing information, and outputting the ball-ready signal to the floor screen includes: when the ball-ready signal is generated, the control unit controls processing and generates an image of the image of the virtual golf course. The image processing unit is a step of processing an image and shifting an image output to the front screen to a predetermined distance to the floor screen to output the image to the front screen and the floor screen through an image output device. An image realization method for virtual golf, outputting an image to a front screen in front of a user hitting a golf ball and a floor screen on a floor between the user's golf swing area and the front screen, respectively To realize an image of a virtual space for the user's virtual golf on the front screen and the floor screen, and the method for implementing the image for the virtual golf includes: A sensing device for sensing information of the golf ball in motion, a step of sensing a preset condition before the user performs a golf shot in the hitting area; and a virtual golf course output to the front screen and the floor screen Step of the control unit outputting the image on the front screen toward the floor screen and outputting the image; further comprising: the control unit outputting the image of the virtual ball that moves with the strike of the user on the virtual golf course to The steps in the front screen or floor screen image, and the steps of sensing the preset condition include The sensing device senses whether the golf ball is placed on the pad; the sensing device senses whether the golf ball placed on the pad has not moved during a preset time; and when the ball is placed on the pad When the golf ball does not move during a preset time, the sensing device detects the position information of the golf ball on the pad and transmits it to the control unit, and the control unit generates a signal indicating that it is ready for use by the sensing device. The step of the user's blow of the golf ball to obtain the sensing-ready ball-ready signal, and the step of outputting to the floor screen includes: when the ball-ready signal is generated, the control section uses the detection A step of calculating the displacement direction and distance of the image of the position of the golf ball from the position of the virtual ball to the position of the detected golf ball; and the control unit causes the output to the front screen based on the calculated displacement direction and distance. Steps to output the image by shifting it to the floor screen. The image realization method for virtual golf according to claim 11, further comprising: a step in which the control unit receives sensing information about the golf ball from the sensing device to determine whether the user hits the golf ball ; When the golf ball is hit, the control unit outputs an analog image of the virtual ball movement to the front screen and the floor screen based on the sensing information of the hit golf ball received from the sensing device; and When the analog image of the virtual ball is performed, a step of gradient-changing an image on the image of the floor screen from the periphery to a side where the floor screen meets the front screen is realized. The method for implementing an image for virtual golf according to claim 11, further comprising: after the control unit receives the sensing information from the sensing device for a golf ball that is struck by the user and moves, based on the received information The step of sensing information to output the analog image of the virtual ball movement to the front screen and the floor screen; and after the analog image of the virtual ball movement, if a preset situation occurs, the preset situation for the situation is realized Steps to change the image that occurs in the image of the floor screen. An image realization method for virtual golf, in which the image realization method is directed to a front screen in front of a user who plays a golf hole, and a floor between a hitting area of the user's putter and the front screen, respectively. The output image on the floor screen is used to realize the virtual green for the user ’s putter and the image of the virtual ball on the front screen and the floor screen, and then output through the image output device. The image realization method for virtual golf It is characterized in that the method for realizing an image for a virtual golf includes: a step of a sensing device transmitting a result of sensing the golf ball to a control unit; and the control unit generates, based on the received information, that the sensing device has been prepared based on A step of sensing a prepared ball-ready signal of the blow of the golf ball; and when the ball-ready signal is generated, shifting the image output to the front screen and the floor screen from the position of the virtual ball to the position of the golf ball step. The method for implementing an image for a virtual golf according to claim 16, wherein the step of the sensing device transmitting the result of sensing the golf ball to the control unit includes: the sensing device detects that the golf ball is on the pad The step of transferring the position information from the position of the virtual ball to the position of the golf ball includes: when the ball ready signal is generated, the control section uses the position information of the detected golf ball, A step of calculating a displacement direction and a distance from the position of the virtual ball output to the front screen to the position of the detected golf ball; and the control unit controls the processing of the image so that the image output to the front screen follows the calculated Steps to shift the direction and distance to the floor screen. The method for realizing an image for virtual golf according to claim 17, further comprising: a step of marking a guide line pointing from the virtual ball in a straight forward direction in the image displayed on the front screen or the floor screen, the control The steps of the image output device include: as the image displayed on the front screen moves toward the floor screen, the virtual ball disappears from the image, and the guide line is output in a straight forward direction based on the position of the golf ball. Go to the steps on that floor screen. The method for realizing an image for a virtual golf according to claim 17, wherein the control unit is configured to calculate a guide for guiding from the virtual ball to the virtual ball based on the terrain information between the virtual ball and the virtual green cup. The step of controlling the image output device by the putter guide line in the putter direction of the hole cup further includes: as the image displayed on the front screen moves toward the floor screen, the virtual ball disappears from the image, and the The step of outputting the image about the putter guide line to the floor screen by using the position of the golf ball as a reference. The method for realizing an image for virtual golf according to claim 17, further comprising: as the user hits the golf ball, the sensing device generates sensing information of the hit golf ball and communicates the information to the control. And the control unit outputs an analog image corresponding to the virtual ball movement of the golf ball to the floor screen or the floor screen based on the received sensing information based on the location of the golf ball. Image output and the image output from the front screen. A computer-readable storage medium storing a program related to an image realization method for virtual golf according to claim 11 or 16.